Cardiff City Stadium

[splott parker]

I’d like it if it was just called ‘The City’, it’s been that way forever, I never heard anyone say in the past ‘I’m going down Ninian Park’ or even now saying ‘I’m going down The Cardiff City Stadium’. It always ‘I’m going down The City’. Are we the only ‘City’ whose fans put a ‘The’ in front? Seems unique to us, a big, massive sign outside the ground THE CITY would please me.

[xsnaggle]

I’d like it if it was just called ‘The City’, it’s been that way forever, I never heard anyone say in the past ‘I’m going down Ninian Park’ or even now saying ‘I’m going down The Cardiff City Stadium’. It always ‘I’m going down The City’. Are we the only ‘City’ whose fans put a ‘The’ in front? Seems unique to us, a big, massive sign outside the ground THE CITY would please me.

Agree with this 100%. We've had this discussion on here before.
when I was a kid if anyone said "I'm going down the City" you never asked why or where or anything. It was understood you were going to watch the football. It never meant anything else!!

And yes it was always down, never up!! Just like if you were going out drinking you went 'down town' never up. You might go up the pub but never ever up the town or up the City!

[Taunton Blue Genie]

I could be wrong but it seems that local fans won't necessarily use the sponsored stadium names but they would be quoted by the media. Similarly, what football fan ever referred to the Barclays Premier League? However, sponsors do seem to have made an impact with what used to be called the League Cup...........

[NYCBlue]

I could be wrong but it seems that local fans won't necessarily use the sponsored stadium names but they would be quoted by the media. Similarly, what football fan ever referred to the Barclays Premier League? However, sponsors do seem to have made an impact with what used to be called the League Cup...........

It's called the Milk Cup now. Come on, get with the times.

[billy.ronson]

Agree with this 100%. We've had this discussion on here before.
when I was a kid if anyone said "I'm going down the City" you never asked why or where or anything. It was understood you were going to watch the football. It never meant anything else!!

And yes it was always down, never up!! Just like if you were going out drinking you went 'down town' never up. You might go up the pub but never ever up the town or up the City!

[xsnaggle]

are you suggesting they call the stadium 'the city'

No but I see no need to call it anything other than what it is

[splott parker]

I’d like it if it was just called ‘The City’, it’s been that way forever, I never heard anyone say in the past ‘I’m going down Ninian Park’ or even now saying ‘I’m going down The Cardiff City Stadium’. It always ‘I’m going down The City’. Are we the only ‘City’ whose fans put a ‘The’ in front? Seems unique to us, a big, massive sign outside the ground THE CITY would please me.

Oh, and it’s always ‘down The City’ never, ever heard ‘I’m going up The City’

[B. Oddie]

This 'Old Lady' nonsense - I've heard that once or twice over the years but mainly by posh sods coming for the thrill of rubbing shoulders with the common man of a Saturday morning. "Oh, they were terrifically ghastly, Edward!".

In any case, don't Everton refer to Goodison as the 'Grand old Lady'?

[NYCBlue]

This 'Old Lady' nonsense - I've heard that once or twice over the years but mainly by posh sods coming for the thrill of rubbing shoulders with the common man of a Saturday morning. "Oh, they were terrifically ghastly, Edward!".

In any case, don't Everton refer to Goodison as the 'Grand old Lady'?

They do. I associate "The Old Lady" more with Juventus. I think that's the first time I heard it used in association with a football team.

[splott parker]

are you suggesting they call the stadium 'the city'

Yep, why not? That’s where we all go, ‘Down The City’. In effect it’s an abbreviated version of what it’s called now ‘The Cardiff City Stadium’. Please don’t say that you’ve never said ‘I’m going down The City’.

[delmbox]

Yep, why not? That’s where we all go, ‘Down The City’. In effect it’s an abbreviated version of what it’s called now ‘The Cardiff City Stadium’. Please don’t say that you’ve never said ‘I’m going down The City’.

Actually I go "off to the football" so I think it should be called The Football

[Croesy Blue]

I just say I'm going out, so maybe it should be called "out"

[ToTaL ITK]

I just say I'm going out, so maybe it should be called "out"

yeah! but are you out, out?

[Optimistic Nick]

I just say I'm going out, so maybe it should be called "out"

I say I'm off to the thunderdome. So I think we should call it the thunderdome.

[Croesy Blue]

I say I'm off to the thunderdome. So I think we should call it the thunderdome.

[Tuerto]

I say I'm off to the thunderdome. So I think we should call it the thunderdome.

"We're a long way from home
Welcome to the Thunderdome
On our way home
Going where lovers roam
Long way from home
Welcome to the Thunderdome"...

[NYCBlue]

How about getting sponsorship and calling it "The Cardiff Citi Stadium"?

[City123]

Ridsdale Park

[splott parker]

Actually I go "off to the football" so I think it should be called The Football

And where you off to on Sunday again? 😢😢😢

[delmbox]

And where you off to on Sunday again? ������

Nowhere